Spud Econo Pulley LAT Pulldown Machine Cable Attachment for Use with Olympic Plates

Good product. I was missing a way to do pressdowns, pulldowns, etc in my garage gym. This is the perfect solution. I have seen significant strength gains since using this.Edit: The cable has started to fray. It is starting to cut my hands during use. I have contacted Spud for a replacement cable since I have only had this a few months. There has been no response. I will be buying a replacement cable in order to continue using. I recommend building you own system. It would save you money in the long run.

Frayed with moderate to light use

this is really a great idea. I see some folks found it too low/high for their rack occasionally. I have a rack that should have this problem i really don't know the big deal on that, it could be some specifics, but incase this helps here was my experience: I was easily able to make whatever adjustments i need with other strengthening gear (Carbine/straps). It works great for me. In fact i use the carbine as a quick release to take it off when i don't need it. You do need to place it right so you don't pull your rack over if you keep your rack unweighted (mine doesn't have weights attached to it). That is one thing to keep in mind. All these things are easy to forget about before you order this. But you should be able to make it work. And i say i didn't find it very hard. Sometimes pull downs esp for folks with back issues are a great compliment. Bit most of us don't want a full unit. this is a great little kit that takes no space when you don't need it. I got all kinds of regular lat attachments etcThis is a really great idea and design though. I love cool simple inventions like this. Pretty cheap relatively to buy a late pull down machine and takes no space.The negative. And it really annoys me because it is a blatent corner cut that really would have cost them so little to do the job right. The cable! why can they not cover that in plastic!!!1.) You will get your hair pulled guys come on fix that please. Just be decent spud, i got that it is echo, though add 5 bucks and put plastic on the cable really pretty please with sugar and a cherry on top.2.) an un covered cable will wear much faster.Anyway though great idea works great for me you can buy new cables on line or honestly you can put the entire thing together for cheaper but this is convient. If u try to sub a cable or parts Make you get one design for this though because you don't want a cable snapping or weights falling. Buy from a company with warnings like that you'll probably be ok :)Note you can totally build this your self for a fraction of the price, I like the kit more convenient. Please add the plastic. It is really nice otherwise.

I am very pleased with this pulley system. It’s a great addition to my home gym. I set it up on my rouge folding rack with my pull-up bar set about 7ft high. I ordered the 18 inch loading strap because I only use bumper plates at home at its great! The cable is incased in a rubber tube to avoid it from fraying.In terms of doing the movements, I do have to sit on the floor for lat pull downs and kneel for tricep push downs to get the full range of motion. (No big deal)

I've had this for a few days, and it's great so far, way sturdier than I expected.The only problem I had was that the cable was too long for my Titan 2x2 rack. The easiest route that I found to remedy this was to run to the hardware store and pick up another 3" pulley, and I had some chain and a carabiner laying around.So with the loading pin and strap at the back of the rack, the cable is run through the second pulley attached to the chin up bar at the front of the rack. This actually left no slack in the cable at all, so it works perfectly and I'm a satisfied customer.

This is an awesome device! I bought it so I could attach it to my pull up bar and perform face pulls and tricep rope extensions. The included strap handles are sufficient, but I bought a separate rope attachment, which I prefer.You attach this to the bar by putting the strap over the bar and then passing the rest of it through the loop. The metal wire is not coated with anything, so it's a bit of a pain and can hurt your hands if you are not careful.I gave this four stars instead of five because of the difficulty with set up that could be vastly improved by adding a carabiner between the strap and the pulley. With that addition, it would take much less time to set up, and you could even leave the strap attached to the pull up bar on the side.

Been using this for a week now and I find that it delivers as advertised. Yes, the weight can swing a bit but as others have said, it isn't difficult to manage around that; for me, I find that it just forces very strict form which I appreciate. The hand straps provided with the rig are adequate for ab work, some pulldown exercises, and some pressdown/extension exercises as well, but you will definitely want to consider a more comprehensive set of handles/bars to really take full advantage of the rigI have exposed beams in my garage which I attached it to but I found it quite difficult to use the strap provided. The beams are 2X6 and while it may be possible to attach the pulley with the strap provided, I found it too challenging for this size beam and ended up using some chain instead (see picture). This did lower the rig a bit and require me to use a shorter stool/bench for my pulldowns (I am 6' 2") so consider this if you have a similar setup, or just using shorter chain would do the trick as well. When doing the pulldowns, 45# plates are most awkward as I need to move my seating position further out of true vertical orientation in respect to the overhead pulley for the weight plates to clear my bench during the reps, but 25# plates and smaller are no problem at allMy standing exercises (tricep work, straight-arm pressdowns, etc) worked perfectly and the swinging of the weight stack is much less of a concern for these as are any clearance issues pertaining to larger weight plates.In summary, it is not as capable as a proper pulldown rack but it operates in a much smaller footprint, definitely gets the job done, and is a great value for the price

Rack is the amstaff tr025, i bought this cable system to add to my back and tricep work and it's exactly what i expected. Smooth movement and easy to load without taking up any space. It cost me about the same as the lat attachment that i could have added to the rack but that would have pushed the rack two to three feet further from the wall, which i didn't want to do. Overall I'm very happy with this set up, simple and smart.